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- Iran: History of Nuclear Deceit by Emanuele Ottolenghi, Business Insider, January 29
- Israelis: A false choice between Jewish and democratic by Evelyn Gordon, January 14
- Liberals: How Much Zionism is Acceptable? by Joffe & Romirowsky, American Interest, January 7
- Maps: Palestinian “Loss” by Shany Mor, The Tower, January
- Media: The ideological roots of media bias against Israel by Matti Friedman, January 26
- Palestinians: How the Palestinians lost Palestine by Ghazi Hamad, Times of Israel, January 2
- Settlements: Barrier to Peace? (video), Alan Dershowitz, January 12
More at Antisemitism, BDS, Colleges & Universities, Europe, Hamas, Islam, Jerusalem, Law, Lebanon, Political Process, Positive News, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey, U.S.-Israel Relationship.
- Hezbollah fired anti-tank missile from Lebanon (Jan. 28), killing two IDF soldiers and wounding 7
- U.S. House Speaker invites Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress, drawing administration's ire
- Israeli strike in Syrian Golan Heights (Jan. 18) killed Hezbollah and Iranian commanders, after Hezbollah threatened (Jan. 15) to invade Israel
- Victims of Paris supermarket attack buried in Israel
- West Bank Palestinian stabs 12 in Tel Aviv (Jan. 21)
- Winter storm brings high winds, heavy rain, hail to Israel and the region; snow shuts Jerusalem roads
- Hamas ends official 5-year boycott of Israeli goods
- Israeli wins European speed-skating championship
- U.S. Senators pledge to withhold aid to Palestinians pending bid to join International Criminal Court
- Israeli startups acquired by or received investments from Alibaba, Amazon.com, Dropbox, Harman, Microsoft, and Samsung; 52 Israeli companies were acquired in 2014 for $15 billion, nearly double 2013′s exits; Israel named by Economist magazine #2 start-up ecosystem in the world
- UC Davis students vote for divestment; American Historical Association rejects anti-Israel vote
- Israeli wine exports up; France is largest market
- Jewish immigration to Israel (Aliya) up 32% in 2014, with record “olim” from France
- 10,000 Gaza teens graduate Hamas terror camp
- Recent visitors to Israel include the Japanese prime minister, Canadian Foreign Minister Jonathan Baird, governor of Indiana, bipartisan delegation of U.S. Senators, Saudi head of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, American Navy transport ship USS New York, comedienne Chelsea Handler, a high-level Jewish-Christian-Muslim interfaith delegation, the CEO of Kodak (to identify acquisition candidates), and Jewish students on a STEM education trip.
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